Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural male in Turkey
Turkey: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural male was 26.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Turkey, 2000–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Turkey stood at 26.1%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Turkey peaked at 26.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2000.
That places Turkey 76th out of 111 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural male in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.4% | — |
| 2001 | 8.2% | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | +20.7% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 14.7% | +33.5% |
| 2005 | 17.2% | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 17.6% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | +41.7% |
| 2011 | 21.3% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 23.8% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 26.1% | +4.7% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 26.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.3%, 78% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 26.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 78.1%, 33% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 7.4% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 19.7% | 26.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 73 Bangladesh 26.7% compare
- 74 Costa Rica 26.7% compare
- 75 Democratic Republic of Congo 26.6% compare
- 77 Ecuador 25.5% compare
- 78 Iran 25.3% compare
- 79 Namibia 24.7% compare
More education data for Turkey
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.5 (2017)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.4 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 788,294 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 184,302 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.05 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 980,973 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 12.31 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Turkey?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Turkey was 26.1% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Turkey ranks 76th out of 111 countries with data for 2015.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release